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oligotrimer

oligotrimer noun: a trimer (considered as an oligomer).

Noun

oligotrimer (plural oligotrimers)

  1. A trimer (considered as an oligomer)
    • In oocytes expressing a functional ASIC1a current (7.0±0.94 μA, n = 16) the 3 ASIC FP migrates essentially as band III under reducing conditions; however treatment with 0.3 mM NaTT shifts the 3 ASIC FP oligotrimer to a tetramer (band IV) that becomes the main ASIC1a oligomer (Fig 7C ).2015 August 8, “The Human Acid-Sensing Ion Channel ASIC1a: Evidence for a Homotetrameric Assembly State at the Cell Surface”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of oligotrimer

pluraloligotrimers

Origin of oligotrimer

From oligo- + trimer.

Questions about oligotrimer

What does oligotrimer mean?
Oligotrimer means a trimer (considered as an oligomer).
What part of speech is oligotrimer?
Oligotrimer is a noun.
What is the plural of oligotrimer?
The plural of oligotrimer is oligotrimers.

Words near oligotrimer in the dictionary

  1. oligotrich
  2. oligotrichid
  3. oligotrichids
  4. oligotrichous
  5. oligotrichs
  6. oligotrimer
  7. oligotrimers
  8. oligotroph
  9. oligotrophic
  10. oligotrophically
  11. oligotrophication

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